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Ride to Remember 2021

Bluffton's 7th annual Ride to Remember is "back on the saddle again," Saturday, July 10. Routes take riders through Bluffton, Ada, and the surrounding countryside. Visit Ride to Remember's website for more details.

Local students named to Bluffton's undergraduate dean's list

Bluffton University has announced the dean's list for undergraduate students for the Spring 2021 term.

Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean's list.

Bluffton University students from your area named to the dean's list are:

Taylor Ramey, Ada, Ohio
Josie Boehm, Forest, Ohio

Students with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.75 based on 20 semester hours received dean's list with distinction for continued high achievement.

Bluffton University students from your area named to the dean's list with distinction are:

Audrey Hazelton, Ada, Ohio
Ally Richardson, Alger, Ohio

Jumbo Junior Farmers 4-H update

By club Reporter Lindsey Winings
The Jumbo Jr. Farmers 4-H Club met at McDonald Township Hall on June 28th at 7:00 pm. The meeting was called to order by Vice President, Samantha Blue.

Ryan Harpster led the Pledge of Allegiance and Tanner Schinness led the 4-H pledge.

Roll call, noted by Tate Ketcham, was responded to by members with their favorite ride. Attendance included eighteen members, 12 parents, and 4 volunteers.

Treasurer report was given by Noah Ketcham and a health report was done by Ade Bridenstine. The report was on sunscreen application.

A project presentation was done by Quinn Dyer on woodworking.

Edward Jones: The right emotions can be useful in investing

By Ryan DeMarco, Financial Advisor
111 N. Main St., Bluffton | 567-226-4506

You may have heard that it’s important to take the emotions out of investing. But is this true for all emotions?

Certainly, some emotions can potentially harm your investment success. Consider fear. If the financial markets are going through a down period – which is actually a normal part of the investment landscape – you might be so afraid of sustaining losses that you sell even the investments that have good prospects and are suitable for your needs.

Youtheatre college scholarship winner announced

Marathon Center for the Performing Arts presented the 2021 Youtheatre college scholarship to CJ Miller. Scholarship recipients are chosen based on their participation in the Youtheatre program – the depth and years of involvement in the program, as well as identification of skills gained in the program.

A 2021 Findlay High School graduate, CJ is the son of Mark and Krista Miller. He will be attending Ohio Northern University majoring in Musical Theater. CJ began participating in Youtheatre in second grade, performing on stage as well as in the technical crew.

Ada swimmers set to compete in 39th WOAL title meet at Kenton Fri.-Sat.

By Cort Reynolds
More than 450 swimmers and their families will descend on Kenton July 9-10 for the 39th annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet and Western Ohio Aquatics League championship.

The WOAL is for swimmers aged four to 18 who are members of one of the league’s teams.

The Kenton Municipal Swimming pool is the site for the 2021 Swim Championships and will host eight teams from Ada, Bluffton, Findlay, Kenton, Shawnee Country Club, Wapakoneta, Westside and Van Wert. Teams will compete for the 2021 league title.

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